Jay Inslee in 2019 Governor's State of the State speeches

On Education:
Apprenticeships & college aid leads to jobs

My budget will provide 100,000 students over the next 10 years an option to dive into their interests through apprenticeships and paid internships. We're also supporting future students who want more education but can't afford it. The Washington
College Promise is our new statewide free college program that guarantees state financial aid to eligible students. We did this because a student's financial challenges should not stand in the way of the pursuit of their dreams.

Source: 2019 State of the State address to Washington legislature
Jan 15, 2019

On Energy & Oil:
Clean energy means jobs

Clean energy and low-carbon technologies are increasingly competitive in the marketplace. Innovation brings us cleaner, cheaper, better fossil-fuel alternatives. These kinds of jobs have propelled our clean energy sector to grow more than twice as fast
as the rest of our economy. There is no greater job opportunity than the opportunity of clean energy. It's why a historic alliance of labor and communities of color has joined with conservation and environmental groups to push for climate action.
We will pass legislation to transition to 100 percent clean electricity, transform our buildings with cost-saving efficiencies, and modernize and electrify our transportation system. We'll phase down super-pollutants and phase in cleaner fuels.
This means by 2035, nearly all our electricity will come from clean sources, instead of polluting fossil fuels. This transformation has started but we need to do more, do it bigger and do it faster.

Source: 2019 State of the State address to Washington legislature
Jan 15, 2019

On Environment:
Imperative to save the Southern Resident orcas

We need to focus on saving the Southern Resident orcas. We must make unprecedented investments to save our orcas.
The demise of any species is a warning in our natural systems. We have to restore the balance of our ecosystem to sustain orcas, salmon and the quality of life for all Washingtonians. For as the orca go, so go we.

Source: 2019 State of the State address to Washington legislature
Jan 15, 2019

On Families & Children:
Expand early education with 'birth to 3' preschool program

For anyone who cares about equity in education, early learning is the best way to secure a strong start for every child, regardless of their family's economic circumstances. In the past six years we've nearly doubled the number of children in
early learning programs to more than 15,000. My budget builds on that to expand preschool with a new 'birth to 3' preschool program. And it would create a statewide referral system to connect families with early learning services and facilities.

Source: 2019 State of the State address to Washington legislature
Jan 15, 2019

On Government Reform:
Access to Democracy package: no barriers to suppress voting

We are the state that passed the Voting Rights Act. And while other states threw up barriers to suppress voting,
we're the state that passed a nation-leading Access to Democracy package to make sure more people cast their ballots, not fewer.

Source: 2019 State of the State address to Washington legislature
Jan 15, 2019

On Gun Control:
Acted for common-sense gun-safety where Congress won't

While too many in D.C. remain in the grips of the NRA, we're the state that stands up for common-sense gun-safety reforms.
We've closed background check loopholes, banned bump stocks and approved protective orders that keep guns away from people in crisis.

Source: 2019 State of the State address to Washington legislature
Jan 15, 2019